Belden has extended its Hirschmann product program to include the new HiOS operating system release 3.0. This operating system provides extensive redundancy and security functions that bring high network availability and data security, thus ensuring efficient production processes. HiOS extends the range of potential applications for industrial Ethernet switches from Hirschmann. This is particularly relevant […]
SGX Sensortech has launched eight new sensors to complement its range of industrial and commercial gas sensing products. The new products allow instrument manufacturers a greater choice when selecting sensors for carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide and oxygen, and are available in two industry standard packages; 20 mm and 32 mm diameter. In addition, SGX […]
Saft, a designer and manufacturer of advanced batteries for industry, has won €35-million of orders to supply specialised lithium‐ion (Li‐ion) telecom battery systems for Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) broadband mobile base stations in India. Reliance Jio Infocomm is a subsidiary of India’s largest private firm and currently the only Pan‐Indian 4G/LTE operator. Saft combined […]
by Hans van de Groenendaal, features editor, EngineerIT Schneider Electric’s global acquisition of Invensys sees two of the leading players in the industrial automation market join forces to create a broader, more innovative technology company with a strong position in integrated industrial automation, software and energy management. The South African announcement was made by Schneider […]
With the introduction of its new model T23, Bronkhorst High-Tech expands its In-Flow cta series of mass flow meters controllers for industrial applications. These instruments work on the basis of direct through-flow measurement (no by-pass), following the constant temperature anemometry principle. The instruments contain no moving parts and have no obstructions to the flow […]
For the second year in a row, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has honoured the industrial design team at Fluke Corporation with an International Design Excellence Award (IDEA), the premier international competition honouring design excellence in products, ecodesign, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research, and concepts. The Fluke team won a Bronze Award […]
OEN Enterprises has gained the Edit Process Control agency for Southern Africa. Edit, based in France, specialises in the design and manufacture of infrared and microwave measuring devices for process control in general industry. Edit’s range of microwave and infrared measurement instruments is suitable for use in waste incinerators, sewage sludge, treatment plants and to […]
TDK Corporation has announced that in addition to its own range of two-line filters for its power supplies, TDK-Lambda is offering complementary SIFI series two-line EMC filters and IEC inlet filters manufactured by Epcos, a TDK group company. Even if a power supply is compliant with EMC norms, EMC filters are needed when the load produces […]
In response to requests from its customers, Booyco Electronics has incorporated new features into its innovative Sentient handheld environmental sensing instrument (ESI), effectively creating a cost effective, sophisticated and low maintenance gas detection device for the mining industry. This hi-tech device has been developed specifically to boost safety in underground mining and in any confined spaces […]
The PresencePlus P4 area vision sensors from Banner Engineering are advanced sensing solutions for inspecting the presence and shape of defined areas. The P4 Area can perform these multiple analysis functions simultaneously at speeds up to 10 000 parts per minute. The P4 area 1,3 offers 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution for advanced high-resolution inspections. It […]
